Happy B~Day Marvin

Happy 9th Birthday Marvin Omar!

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Happy Bday Antonio

How oh I miss the boys! Talked to them on the phone today and wished Antonio a Happy Birthday. Not too sure he even knew it was his b~day till I called and told him. It seems just like yesterday when little Antonio came here and screamed his head off and did not want anything to do with us white people. Now today has been two weeks that he and his brothers have been gone. Oh how miss Antonio and his little giggles, his "i love you mommy", and his sweet little kisses.

Happy 3rd Birthday Antonio

Cabinets

Fitto and Brayan

Closets

We got our first set of closet/beds for the kids. It is wonderful! They are a more than we can afford or we would get a lot more for the rest of the kids. It allows them to keep their personal belongings locked up. Before they would hide all of their personal belongings here and there but now they have there very own closet with their very own key! They are loving the responsibility having their own and keeping track of their keys. This closet that came we gave to Brayan and Fitto. Pamela is wanting to know when hers will come.

Rudy

Brayan, his sister, mom and Rudy at Visitation in May

Please continue to keep Rudy in your prayers. He has really hardened up since he ran away from here. Last visitation he was there when his mom and sister came to visit Brayan. Rudy has been living on the streets again and coming and going as he pleases his mom says. He has an attitude that stinks right now and just a hardness about him. Please pray that the right people will be sent into his life to help him out.

Johny

Last Thursday night little Johny was brought here to casa. He was found begging on the streets and was taken and then we were asked if we would take him. This week he is still adjusting to life here at casa. Hopefully next week we will get him started in school.Johny and his cute little curls

Johny after his haircut

Doris

Monica, Fernando, and Katty's sister Doris came to live here at Casa last week. Before coming here she lived with her family but was not taken care of. It is a case of neglect and extreme proverty, I believe. She is a little slower but a sweet little girl. She was at IHNFA for two months and they said that she said two words only and could not get her to do much. She has been here one week and already making leaps and bounds. I just pray that she continues to find comfort and love here and continues to open up.

Sabana Grande

This morning we were invited to Sabana Grande for church. It is like 20 to 30 mins away from here and they were doing an area wide gathering. It was Santa Ana, Ojojona, and Sabana Grande. Well we all loaded up on a full bus this morning and headed there. Once we got there there was another group of Americans there doing mission work and they had put together a carnival for the kids after church. So here below are the kids enjoying the carnival. Blogger was not working with me so the pics are in two separate blogs!Cindy

Fernando at the ring toss

Fitto switching stations

Daniela spinning the wheel

Doris playing in the tree

Monica telling everyone hello

Sabana Grande

Marjuri fell and scratched her face yesterday

Katty filling her little belly

Pamela waiting inline to play another game

Brayan at the sack toss

Johnny at the ring toss

Happy bday Fernando

We celebrated Fernando's bday! It was like a week a half ago but since I just now have internet I am just getting it up!

internet

Ok I hope to be back in the blogging world soon! We just got internet. Lots to update ya on.........but I will be sure to take some time tonight and fill everyone in on the happenings of Casa.
Until then just keep praying for all of us here at Casa.

Update

Ok so sorry for the lack of updates........

We have been out of internet the past week because of the hurricane that passed over us. Today is my day off and I am in town checking my email and such. We are suppose to be up with internet hopefully this week so I hope to back to the blogging world.

A lot has happened in the past couple of days and everything right now seems to be in a whirlwind. I am sure a lot of you have heard that the five boys are back with their parents. Friday the boys parents went to the judge and they gave them a letter stating that they could have custody of them again. So we at casa are still trying to process all of this. Please be in prayer for Yovani, Marvin, Mario, Francisco and Antonio. I am without words and not even too sure what to think of all of this still trying to process all of this.

On another note Friday Doris came to casa to live. This is Monica, Fernando and Katty's sister.

So please be in prayer for all of us as our hearts hurt and we are trying to work thru all of this.

video

My brother was at it again and made a cute little video of the kids

ENJOY.......................

http://youtube.com/watch?v=93_ylw0RvtM

Our little miss chinese girl!
Marjuri

prayers

So it has been brought to our attention that there are two little girls who do not have any where to go. There are lots of them out there but these two have been brought to our attention. Their names are Cici and Rosita. Two sisters who for the past week have been taken care of by their neighbor. Their dad comes in and out of the picture. Their mom from what I understand has never really been in the picture. Their grandma was taking care of them till a few months ago when she got hit by a car and was killed. So now their aunt is trying to take care of them but that is not working so well because the aunt works long hours and gets home late every night. So there for the kids are running around all day and beginning to live on the streets. So we are working along with another ministry that brought this to our attention to see what will come of this thru the judge and such. So whether God's plans are for these two little girls to come to casa or go somewhere else I ask that you lift them up in prayer and that God takes them where He wants them.

POSITIVE CHOICES lead to POSITIVE ACTIONS that result in POSITIVE FEELINGS

Katty

Katty posing away.......she thinks she is in a photo shoot or something

boys

Fransico and Fernando.............too cute!

"O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to.......be understood as to understand."
St. Francis of Assisi

Cindy

Eva here is "your girl Cindy Lou"